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 In recent years, more and more children in the US are interested in learning Chinese and learning about China. Seven-year-old Anna        {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (study) Chinese for two years in the Confucius（孔子）Classroom in Washington Yuying Public Charter School. During class, Anna and the other children are interested in introducing themselves and teaching visitors how  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  (say) “hello”, “thank you” and “goodbye” in Chinese.

“When she grows up, she'll be able to communicate with Chinese. I hope she learns Chinese as early as possible,” says Anna's mother. “I   {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  (spend) more on this so that she can get a lifelong skill.”

B

 For the last hundred years, people of two villages in Sumatra have used a 30-metre-long bridge. It {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (make) of the roots（树根）of   two trees on each side of the river.

 Pakih Sohan, a teacher, began to build the bridge in 1890. Because of the river, many children  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}   (not, go) to school. It took Pakih Sohan more than 26 years to make the strong bridge. The bridge {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  (become) stronger and stronger because the roots grow all the time.

 On rainy days people should cross the bridge carefully. When it  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (rain), the bridge will become wet and slippery(滑的). More and more people travel there just to take some photos and try crossing it.

      Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone anywhere in the world without{#blank#}1{#/blank#} a stamp on it?  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  e-mails you can just do that. Using a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}   you can send e-mails quickly and easily. The post is much {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  than an e-mail. An e-mail can send its message to the other side of the world in {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  .
    An e-mail is easy to use and it {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  time and money. The differences in time in different parts of the world do not matter {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  sending e-mails. It is twenty-four service that you can send e-mails at any time of the day time or night. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  one has to be there to receive e-mails. It doesn't matter if your friends {#blank#}9{#/blank#}   in bed when you send e-mails to them, or you are {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  a movie at the cinema when they send e-mails back.

A young man was going to spend his {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in a village.That night he decided to sleep at a small hotel near the train {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . Before going to bed, he said to the owner（所以者）of the hotel,“Excuse me,sir. Will you please {#blank#}3{#/blank#} me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I'll get on the train at five o'clock.” “Oh, sorry,” the owner said.“I'm afraid I can't. I won't be able to get up so{#blank#}4{#/blank#} ”
The young man asked, “Have you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} an alarm clock? Maybe it can {#blank#}6{#/blank#} me. “Yes, here you are, young man,” the owner said. The young man {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the owner happily. But when he looked at the alarm clock closely, it {#blank#}8{#/blank#} there was something wrong with it. “Will it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} on time?” he asked.“Sure! You just shake(晃动) it at a quarter to five and it will ring,” answered the owner. The young man couldn't fall {#blank#}10{#/blank#} all the night. Because he was afraid of missing the train.

    There are many ways to measure(测量) how intelligent(聪明) we are. One of the most p{#blank#}1{#/blank#}ways is to complete an IQ test(智商测试)

Recently, a 10-year-old British student, Aahil Jouher, decided to take it. The r{#blank#}2{#/blank#}were very surprising for him. Aahil got a high score of 162, making him one of the youngest people in the world to get the highest score.

   “I didn't e{#blank#}3{#/blank#}to get that score. I just thought I'd get an average(平均) score,” said the little boy.

    What's even more surprising is that Aahil didn't think he did very well on the test, saying: “I could do b{#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

    Only one percent of the people can get s{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a high score. And only those with incredibly (难以置信地) high scores(the top 2 percent) get to become a member of Mensa(门萨), the largest and oldest IQ society in the world.

    Today there are over 120, 000 m{#blank#}6{#/blank#} of Mensa in 100 countries. The o{#blank#}7{#/blank#}being 103 came from Britain and the youngest joined at the age of 2.

    Mensa is famous a{#blank#}8{#/blank#}the world, and is a symbol of intelligence(智商). Though the IQ test tries to measure(测量) intelligence, it may fail to accurately(精确地) measure it. This is b{#blank#}9{#/blank#}tests are only about some topics. For example, it often doesn't test a person's creativity(创造力) o{#blank#}10{#/blank#} emotional intelligence(情商).

    Maybe we teenagers should be serious about the test.

    It was not long that I learned how important happiness was to life.

    On that day I went with my mum to the bank. I was bored. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (突然), a man dressed in old clothes caught my eyes. He was sitting between the doors of two factories. He was homeless, I was not {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (感兴趣的), for I had seen many like him before.

    Compared with other beggars, he was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (不同的) in some way. This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was enjoying listening to the music happily. The radio {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (似乎)to be the best thing he had.

    “Mom, why does that man have a radio even {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (尽管) he's  homeless?” I asked.

    “He {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (买) it ,” she replied.

    “But if he's homeless with an {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (空的) stomach, why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes? He {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (浪费) it on something he doesn't need. ”

    “ Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (最) important things. We need happiness, too.”

    That man must care enough about music to buy a radio {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (代替) of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there's nothing to look forward to.

    Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.

    The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, "I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?"

    This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself！

    The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, "Our school has a foreign teacher. But I'm shy and can't speak to her. What should I do?"

    When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, "Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?" These questions are quite simple, but they are good to start a conversation. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.

    The third question is about vocabulary. Olive, from Anhui wrote, "I want to remember all the new words. I wrote them down, but I forget them quickly, what should I do?"

    Try to remember eight or nine words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and put them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you're shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?